EP 1442653 A1 20040804 - Means for collecting garden waste
Title (en)
Means for collecting garden waste
Title (de)
Mittel zum Einsammeln von Gartenabfällen
Title (fr)
Moyen de collecte des déchets de jardin
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 0302170 A 20030131
Abstract (en)
The present invention provides a blower-vacuum device having means for collecting garden waste, the garden waste collecting means comprising: an attachment part (42) for receiving a garden waste receptacle; and a garden waste receptacle (30) for removable engagement with the attachment part; wherein the attachment part (42) comprises an arcuate groove (44); and the garden waste receptacle (30) comprises a band (33) defining a mouth (35) of the receptacle for sliding engagement with the groove. Thus the receptacle may be easily removed from the attachment part of the blower-vacuum device merely by sliding the band (33) of the receptacle out of the groove (44), whereupon the receptacle may then be emptied of garden waste by tipping it upside-down. In a preferred embodiment, the band (33) is made of a resilient material, whereby when the band is inserted into the groove (44), the band is constrained by the groove and the mouth (35) of the receptacle defined by the band is made narrower than when the band is withdrawn from the groove. Thus when the band is withdrawn from the groove (44), the mouth (35) of the receptacle opens out (arrows R and S), making it easier to empty. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A01G 1/12 (2006.01); A47L 5/00 (2006.01); A47L 5/14 (2006.01); A47L 9/00 (2006.01); A47L 9/14 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A01G 20/47 (2018.01 - EP US); A47L 5/14 (2013.01 - EP US); A47L 9/1427 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (applicant)
US 4601735 A 19860722 - MORTON JR WILLIAM J [US]
Citation (search report)
- [XY] US 4601735 A 19860722 - MORTON JR WILLIAM J [US]
- [X] US 2159116 A 19390523 - ZACHARIAS ROBERT M
- [X] US 5308369 A 19940503 - MORTON LESLIE R [US], et al
- [Y] US 2002108206 A1 20020815 - SVOBODA STEVEN J [US], et al
- [Y] US 5863425 A 19990126 - HERLEHY TIMOTHY D [US], et al
- [XY] DATABASE WPI Section Ch Week 199936, Derwent World Patents Index; Class J01, AN 1999-423025, XP002280835
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1442653 A1 20040804; EP 1442653 B1 20170412; AU 2004200353 A1 20040819; AU 2004200353 B2 20090903; CA 2455658 A1 20040731; CA 2455658 C 20090407; GB 0302170 D0 20030305; GB 2397739 A 20040804; GB 2397739 B 20051109; US 2005177973 A1 20050818; US 2009000055 A1 20090101; US 7412747 B2 20080819
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 04001035 A 20040120; AU 2004200353 A 20040130; CA 2455658 A 20040122; GB 0302170 A 20030131; US 21514408 A 20080625; US 76895504 A 20040130